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Praeparatio Evangelica, or “Preparation for the Gospel,” is Eusebius of Caesarea’s treatise on and defense of Christianity. Eusebius considered it an introduction to Christianity for pagans, but it holds greater value as a record of information and writings from historians and philosophers that cannot be found elsewhere, including Platonist philosopher Atticus’ preserved writings. Separated into...

book entitled The Searchers there are many statements concerning Theopompus, and there is a treatise of Aretades Concerning Coincidence, from which works one may learn many examples of this kind.’ After other passages he adds: [p. 468] *‘Prosenes also said, The other plagiarists you have detected: but that even this hero Plato himself, after whom the feast which we are celebrating to-day is named, makes use of many works of his predecessors (for in his case I feel too much respect to use the term
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